• Strike Valley

    Capitol Reef

    National Park Utah

Field Station

Field Station
NPS
 

The Capitol Reef Field Station (CRFS) is operated as a partnership between Capitol Reef National Park (CRNP) and Utah Valley University (UVU) to support learning and research concerning the Colorado Plateau ecosystem. The field station facilitates college level field trips and workshops, which allow students to further understand the processes that shape the region. The program supports geological and biological studies while encouraging the protection of resources and promoting environmental ethics.

The CRFS is used to:

  • Facilitate undergraduate courses across the curriculum that capitalize on aspects of the park and region.
  • Facilitate field trips and natural history opportunities.
  • Facilitate research approved by the National Park.
  • Provide workshops-photography, bird-watching, geology, etc.
  • Conduct field-based scientific research in conjunction with CRNP.

For more information, please contact the Capitol Reef Field Station at crfs@uvu.edu or visit http://www.uvu.edu/crfs/

Did You Know?

Junior Geologist with Dutton Sketch

Geologist Clarence Dutton, a member of John Wesley Powell's scientific team, surveyed the Capitol Reef area in 1875. Dutton mapped a fault line adjacent to Chimney Rock along Utah Highway 24, and a copy of his field sketch is incorporated into the park’s Junior Geologist program. More...